Impact! : asteroids and the science of saving the world /
"Asteroids come in all shapes and sizes--and hit our planet in them, too. But what happens if a catastrophically large one approaches earth? By looking on the ground at historical asteroid craters and present-day falls, and up into space for the big ones yet to come, a wide variety of scientist...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston ; New York :
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,
[2017]
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| Series: | Scientists in the field.
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| Summary: | "Asteroids come in all shapes and sizes--and hit our planet in them, too. But what happens if a catastrophically large one approaches earth? By looking on the ground at historical asteroid craters and present-day falls, and up into space for the big ones yet to come, a wide variety of scientists are trying to figure out how to track asteroids--and how to avoid devastating impacts in the future."-- |
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| Physical Description: | 76 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm. |
| Audience: | Middle School 1070 Ages 10-12. Grades 4 to 6. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 70-71) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780544671591 0544671597 |